Bible: Numbers 11:17-29

11:17Then I will come downand speakwithyou there, and I will take partof the spiritthatis onyou, and will putit onthem, and they will bearsome of the burdenof the peoplewithyou, so that youdo notbearit1 all by yourself.

11:18 “And saytothe people, ‘Sanctifyyourselves2 for tomorrow, and you will eatmeat, foryou have weptin the hearing3of the Lord, saying, “Whowill give us meatto eat,4forlife5 was goodfor us in Egypt?” Therefore the Lordwill giveyou meat, and you will eat.11:19You will eat, not just oneday, nor two days, nor fivedays, nortendays, nortwentydays,11:20but a wholemonth,6untilit comesoutyour nostrilsand makesyou sick,7becauseyou have despised8theLordwhois amongyou and have weptbeforehim, saying, “Why9did we ever come outof Egypt?”’”

11:21Mosessaid, “The peoplearound me10 are 600,000on foot;11but yousay, ‘Iwill givethem meat,12that they may eat13for a wholemonth.’11:22Would they have enoughif the flocksand herdswere slaughteredfor them? Ifallthe fishof the seawere caughtfor them, would they have enough?”11:23And the LordsaidtoMoses, “Is the Lord’shandshortened?14 Nowyou will seewhethermy wordto you will come true15 ornot!”

11:24So Moseswent outand toldthe peoplethe wordsof the Lord. He then gatheredseventymenof the eldersof the peopleand had them standaroundthe tabernacle.11:25And the Lordcame downin the cloudand spoketothem, and he tooksomeof the Spiritthatwas onMoses16 and putit onthe seventyelders. Whenthe Spiritrestedonthem,17 they prophesied,18but did notdo so again.19

Eldad and Medad

11:26But twomenremainedin the camp; one’s namewas Eldad, and the other’snamewas Medad. And the spiritrestedonthem. (Now theywere among those inthe registration,20but had notgoneto the tabernacle.) So they prophesiedin the camp.11:27And a21 young manranand toldMoses, “Eldadand Medadare prophesyingin the camp!”11:28Joshuasonof Nun, the servant22of Moses, one of his choice young men,23said,24 “My lordMoses, stopthem!”2511:29Mosessaidto him, “Are youjealousfor me?26 I wishthat27 allthe Lord’speoplewere prophets, thatthe Lordwould puthis Spiritonthem!”